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Pineapple Lumps

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Pineapple Lumps

A New Zealand confectionery classic — pineapple-flavoured chewy candy coated in dark chocolate. Cooking the pineapple syrup to a precise hard candy stage at 120°C is what gives these lumps their distinctive chew, rather than a soft, sticky texture that won't hold its shape.

Total time
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
New Zealand
vegetarian

Ingredients

2 tinscrushed pineapple, well drained
2 cupscaster sugar
1/4 cupglucose syrup
4 tbspbutter
1 tsppineapple essence
200gdark chocolate
1 tbspcoconut oil

Instructions

1

Cook pineapple, sugar, glucose and butter over medium heat, stirring, until thick candy stage (120°C).

2

Stir in pineapple essence.

3

Pour into a lined tray. Cool completely. Cut into small squares.

4

Melt chocolate with coconut oil.

5

Dip each square in chocolate. Set on baking paper.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
824
Protein
4.1g
Fat
36.2g
Carbs
124.8g
Fiber
5.6g
Sodium
13mg

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